fläsk

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish flæsk, from Old Norse flesk, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski. === Pronunciation === === Noun === fläsk n pork (meat of a pig) Synonym: fläskkött thick-cut bacon or (as a generic term when a bit thicker, but usually not too thick) pork belly (excess) fat on a human body Synonym: späck ==== Usage notes ==== As a component of dishes, fläsk by itself often implies thick-cut bacon or pieces of pork belly (when too thick to be called bacon, but still not too thick). Bacon is normally reserved for thin-cut, American-style / streaky bacon. Referring to the bacon in the picture as bacon will likely confuse many native Swedish speakers, as most are bound to be unaware that bacon can be thicker in English. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== bacon skinka (“ham”) === References === “fläsk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “fläsk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “fläsk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH